Door-panel and the like



J'. REGENSTEIN.

DOOR PANEL yAND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 001.30, 192.0.

Paten/wam. 9,1921.. l

UNITED STATES JOSEPH REGENSTEIN, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Doon-PANEL AND THE LIKE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Application ineal october 3o, 1920. serial No. 420,684.

To aiZZ whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOSEPH REGENsTEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful lImprovements in Door-Panels and thelike, of which the following is a specification.

rlhe present invention relates to certain improvements in doorv panelsand the like,

` such as are used in connection with doors of automobiles and othervehicles. The usefulness of the invention is not limited to thisparticular application, but the use of these door panels in automobilesis mentioned by way of illustration since this presents a very largefield of usefulness.

One of the features of theinvention has to do with the provision of apanel having a protected edge portion soas to prevent the entrance ofwater and other moisture into the body of the panel.. The manufacture ofthese panels from leather and other high grade materials is becomingmore and more expensive and undesirable because of the increase in costof such materials and the difficulty of securing them in sufficientlylarge quantities to meet the full needs of the market. One of theobjects of the present invention is to provide a door panel which can bebuilt up from relatively cheap materials procurable in large quantities,such as, paste board, straw board, etc., but which panels when finishedshould be very durable and of water proof construction, the appearanceof which should compare favorably with the appearance of. panels madefrom high grade materials.

Other objects and uses of the invention will appear from a detaileddescription of the same which consists in the features of constructionand combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a face view of a panel embodying the features of thepresent invention; I

Fig. 2 shows an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line 2 2 ofFig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 3 shows a view similar to that of Fig. 2 with the exception that itillustrates a modified type of panel.

The panel of the present invention includes a body sheet or board 4 ofartificial composition, such as, paste board, straw board, etc., cut tothe size and contour to meet the requirements of the particular panelwhich 1s,to be made therefrom. A suitable shape is that shown in Fig. 1.

To the front face of this board is applied va sheet of cloth or. otherwater proof fabric 5, the edge portion 6 being folded or turned over andlapped down on the back side as at 7. In'order to permit this edgeportion to be lapped over in this manner it is provided with cornerincisions or the like 8 as clearly illustrated in Fig. l.

On the back face of `the board there is provided a sheet of Water proofmaterial 9, such as, oil paper, or paper having a surface of water proofpaint. This oil water proofing sheet 9 is applied to the back of thebody 4 before the 4edge 7 of the front sheet is turned over and applied,thereby insuring an absolutely water proof construction in .the edge andback portions when the panel is completed.

In`` the modified lconstruction shown in Fig. 3,'I have placed a padding10 between the body 4 and the front sheet 5, said padding serving togive an appearance of finish and life to the completed panel. It willalso be observed that in both Figs. 2 and 3 the front sheet 5 is shownas b ing corrugated or roughened. This corrugting or roughening givesthe completed panel more nearly the appearance of leather or other Highgrade material.

I claim: Y

v 1. As a new'article of manufacture, a door panel comprising' a sheetof `non-metallic composition body 'material eut to the appropriate sizeand contour, a sheet of water proof material applied to the back facethereof, and a sheet of fabric extending over the front faceof the panelhaving its edge portion lapped over the edge of the body I sheet andlaid down and secured to the back face ofthe water proof backing sheet,substantially as and for the purpose described.

vsubstantially as described.

JOSEPH REGENSTEIN,

